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Post by kofler22 on Dec 28, 2018 15:39:26 GMT
Hello! Im traveling to London next month, and I would like to buy some old original London cast recordings on LP
Any idea or suggestion to where can I find some?
Thanks a lot in advance!
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Post by alece10 on Dec 28, 2018 16:39:13 GMT
I think Dress Circle still do them but unfortunately their Covent Store is no longer open.
You can, however, go to their website and order that way.
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Post by kofler22 on Dec 28, 2018 16:41:05 GMT
I think Dress Circle still do them but unfortunately their Covent Store is no longer open. You can, however, go to their website and order that way. Thanks a lot!! |
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Dec 28, 2018 18:04:37 GMT
There really is little left anymore. Over the last twenty years or so, the shops that might sell second hand cast recording records have disappeared, even from London. Always a niche market, even online sources are diminishing. You might find things of interest on Discogs and occasionally on Ebay. Sorry for not being able to be more positive!
Is there anything in particular that you’re looking for?
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Post by anita on Dec 29, 2018 10:18:09 GMT
You could try charity shops. I expext the ones I knew in Dean St & in Brighton have gone.
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Post by nick on Dec 29, 2018 13:34:09 GMT
Charity shops is where I get mine but I'm a skin flint and wont pay more than £2. Some branches (in particular Oxfam) specialise in vinyl and books. I think the Oxfam in Islington is one of those.
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Post by macksennett on Dec 29, 2018 16:41:29 GMT
The Record Album in Brighton is still going under new ownership and with an updated website therecordalbum.com - lots of soundtracks on there.
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Post by kofler22 on Feb 11, 2019 14:14:14 GMT
Hello!
I´ll be visiting London next week.
Since the HMV store on Oxford street has closed, where can I buy cds on the London area?
Thanks in advance for your advices!
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Post by viserys on Feb 11, 2019 14:28:36 GMT
Fopp should still be open. They have a small selection on the upper floor. The shop itself is in the middle of the West End, roughly between Harry Potter and Matilda.
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Post by theatrenewbie on Feb 11, 2019 14:29:52 GMT
One very well his secret shop which is basically the new dress circle,
Is -
SOUNDS ORIGINAL
169 South Ealing rod
London
W5 4QP
It has an extensive range of all Original London, broadway recordings of Vinyl and CDS, most are out of print, . Most for under £10. No modern stuff like Hamilton or generic cds you see in HMV. When I mean a lot I mean two walls full of every musical you can possibly imagine, even obscure ones.
It’s 25 mins tube ride out from central London on Piccadilly line but worth the visit.
Your welcome
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Post by kofler22 on Feb 11, 2019 14:47:56 GMT
THANKS A LOT for the tip!!!!! One very well his secret shop which is basically the new dress circle, Is - SOUNDS ORIGINAL 169 South Ealing rod London W5 4QP It has an extensive range of all Original London, broadway recordings of Vinyl and CDS, most are out of print, . Most for under £10. No modern stuff like Hamilton or generic cds you see in HMV. When I mean a lot I mean two walls full of every musical you can possibly imagine, even obscure ones. It’s 25 mins tube ride out from central London on Piccadilly line but worth the visit. Your welcome |
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Post by craig on Feb 11, 2019 14:54:55 GMT
One very well his secret shop which is basically the new dress circle, Is - SOUNDS ORIGINAL 169 South Ealing rod London W5 4QP It has an extensive range of all Original London, broadway recordings of Vinyl and CDS, most are out of print, . Most for under £10. No modern stuff like Hamilton or generic cds you see in HMV. When I mean a lot I mean two walls full of every musical you can possibly imagine, even obscure ones. It’s 25 mins tube ride out from central London on Piccadilly line but worth the visit. Your welcome  I did NOT know about this! |
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Post by Distant Dreamer... on Feb 11, 2019 15:24:05 GMT
Foyles has a small collection (the one opposite the Phoenix Theatre).
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Post by theatrenewbie on Feb 11, 2019 15:39:37 GMT
No worries I collected brigadoon , on the 20th century, even original London recording of high society starring the Late Natasha Richardson. And man of La Mancha. It’s all old school musicals 20s-90s lots of recordings of same musical but different productions, please not it’s mostly vinyls but there are lots of cds. It’s a collectors dream. Also a whole shelf for Liza and Judy!
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Post by abitoftap on Feb 11, 2019 16:24:20 GMT
If you're looking for cast recordings on cd or (particularly) on vinyl, try Discogs. It started as a database aiming to record every record/tape/cd/78 etc etc release ever. Clearly that will never happen, but it's user generated so just keeps getting bigger. It's also now a marketplace for sellers around the world. Cast recordings aren't generally highly sought, so if you want original vinyl releases, should be (relatively) inexpensive. You should be able to find pretty much any cd version as well. (I do sell on there, but not really anything relevant to this forum)
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Feb 12, 2019 13:33:34 GMT
If you're looking for cast recordings on cd or (particularly) on vinyl, try Discogs. It started as a database aiming to record every record/tape/cd/78 etc etc release ever. Clearly that will never happen, but it's user generated so just keeps getting bigger. It's also now a marketplace for sellers around the world. Cast recordings aren't generally highly sought, so if you want original vinyl releases, should be (relatively) inexpensive. You should be able to find pretty much any cd version as well. (I do sell on there, but not really anything relevant to this forum) Discogs is good for the really obscure stuff. I was one short of a complete collection of Broadway cast recordings and finally got hold of it just after Christmas. It was never officially released and the creators seem to have destroyed most of those that did exist, a show about the My Lai massacre called The Lieutenant. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lieutenant_(musical)It now sits proudly alongside my copy of Clownaround (and maybe a handful of people in the world will realise the significance of that one!) Ebay is a decent source but bricks and mortar no longer. I used to have a handful of record stores that I would rgularly visit when in London but now all gone. Dress Circle, Dean Street, MVE’s separate stores in Notting Hill, the second hand stores on a side street off Chinatown and on Berwick Street. Even those that are still there are a pale shadow of their former selves. |
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Post by richey on Feb 12, 2019 20:41:52 GMT
Fopp should still be open. They have a small selection on the upper floor. The shop itself is in the middle of the West End, roughly between Harry Potter and Matilda. Thought Fopp was one of the ones listed for closure which is a shame as I always popped in when in the West End |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2019 20:51:44 GMT
Fopp should still be open. They have a small selection on the upper floor. The shop itself is in the middle of the West End, roughly between Harry Potter and Matilda. Thought Fopp was one of the ones listed for closure which is a shame as I always popped in when in the West End sh*te. This made me do some digging and just found out MCR Fopp is closing... Had some great books from there in the really well priced 2 for £5! Gutted! |
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Post by danb on Feb 12, 2019 21:03:12 GMT
Thought Fopp was one of the ones listed for closure which is a shame as I always popped in when in the West End sh*te. This made me do some digging and just found out MCR Fopp is closing... Had some great books from there in the really well priced 2 for £5! Gutted! Yeah, part of the hmv group I’m afraid. 😒 |
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Post by richey on Feb 12, 2019 21:26:42 GMT
Thought Fopp was one of the ones listed for closure which is a shame as I always popped in when in the West End sh*te. This made me do some digging and just found out MCR Fopp is closing... Had some great books from there in the really well priced 2 for £5! Gutted! Yep already closed. Was shuttered up last Friday |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2019 21:28:48 GMT
sh*te. This made me do some digging and just found out MCR Fopp is closing... Had some great books from there in the really well priced 2 for £5! Gutted! Yep already closed. Was shuttered up last Friday CRYYYYYyyyyy. I regret not stocking up in Covent Garden Fopp last week now. Darn. (apologies for the thread hijack). |
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Post by SamB (was badoerfan) on Feb 13, 2019 22:25:11 GMT
Fopp at Covent Garden is still open.
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Post by jmelbourne1 on Nov 8, 2019 10:55:16 GMT
What shops in London stock Original Cast CDs and Vinyl records would you recommend?
Also what charity Shops sell Original Cast CDs and Vinyl record?
What shops in/ near Camden are the best? Thank you.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 11:25:38 GMT
Ahhhhh, a sad topic.... There really isn't anywhere these days.
Used to love the musicals section downstairs in Ox Circus HMV in the 80s and 90s. So many international cast recordings. Remember saving up pocket money for USA Starlight, Australia Cats etc etc. Fun times. Tower Records was also great. In fact the decline of Dress Circle started earlier than CDs in general I would say and for a while HMV was much better.
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Post by groupbooker on Nov 8, 2019 21:33:38 GMT
HMV are a pain you either have to go to a shop - if you can find one near you. They have just opened the biggest shop HMV ever had buy in Manchester but they do not do mail order anymore. So me in Cornwall cant get to their Truro shop or the Plymouth shop without trying to get friends get for me. They are now owned by an American company.
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Post by Cardinal Pirelli on Nov 9, 2019 0:31:54 GMT
There used to be quite a few but all gone. Dress Circle, Dean Street, a great second hand CD shop just off Charing Cross Road going to Chinatown, Tower & HMV near Piccadilly Circus, some good second hand bargains in shops on Berwick Street, a great Music Video Exchange in Notting Hill dedicated to soundtracks, cast recordings and DVDs (the last time I went, all of them had been collapsed into one limited shop). Now, sadly, nothing.
EDIT: Just noticed I mentioned most of these upthread! I know things have to change but the losses do linger.
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Post by ukpuppetboy on Nov 10, 2019 1:34:49 GMT
Upper Street Oxfam apparently..
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